from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Members of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse highlighted that the federal funds that were provided by the previous presidential administration have been exhausted and action is needed now.
The nonprofit organization has trained addiction coaches to work in emergency rooms in different areas of the state and created a substance abuse assistance hotline.
Author: Livia Areas-Holmblad
Livia Holmblad is an editor at Addiction Now and covers breaking news, features and everything in between. She moved to SoCal after living in NYC for about 10 years, where she worked for VICE and SinoVision as a writer, editor, host, producer, and director. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Contact Livia at liviah@addictionnow.com
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Addiction Recovery Centers in Atlanta Will Receive State Funding
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The Senate announced this week that policymakers in the state of Georgia are going to be moving toward funding and launching new addiction recovery centers in Atlanta.
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Livia Areas-Holmblad
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Addiction Now
